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[snarp]

A continuing theme in my dreams is the video game power-up that allows you to easily fix the Big Problem. Like, I pick up the magic rock off its magic rock pedestal, and suddenly I've got clairvoyance to tell me where the car keys are, or telekinesis to deflect the asteroid coming at the earth. Or whatever this specific dream requires.

But even though I've now theoretically got the ability to fix everything, somehow my brain isn't amenable to whatever mental change is supposed to accompany the power-up. Like, when you get the power-up you're supposed to feel serene and in control, and know exactly how to find the keys or move the asteroid. But I can't figure out how to exercise that mental muscle. And I'm still freaking out.

So I've just got to try to solve the problem by means of my usual methods - find the duct tape, read the man page, or whatever - and hope that things work out anyway. Usually they do, but sometimes I have to like, go find someone who's got their shit together a little better, and hand the magic rock off to them. Usually this is Mom, Papaw, one of my sisters, or like, Patrick Stewart.

All this is to say that I empathize strongly with Dirk in the last few Homestuck updates. "Yeah this is still just Dirk's sword."

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[sara]

I've actually found it tremendously comforting how hard Dirk is trying to be all, "No. No, fuck you, this is bullshit. This is my sword and it is JUST FINE, thanks. It cuts things just fine. I like it this way."